What Makes Them Tick? Middle School Data Science Explorations of Ticks and Lyme Disease

Journal Article | September 2020

Making in the Middle: Using the maker movement to forge a middle-school collaboration to support English language learners

Journal Article | July 2019

Exploring maker spaces, engineering, and more

Middle School & pH?

Journal Article | January 2007

A local middle school requested that the Water Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water With Systems (WaterCAMPWS), a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, provide an introduction to…

How Can Middle School Science Fairs Help Students Meet Science Standards?

Journal Article | February 2019

Applying best research-based practices

Biotechnology in the Middle School Curriculum

Journal Article | November 2007

Biotechnology is a fairly new concept for middle school students as well as teachers. If the latest craze of TV shows focused on crime scene investigation events were not so popular, the term and concept might be even…

Middle School Girls Gain Confidence, Competence, and Interest Through Summer STEAM Camp

Journal Article | March 2019

To combat the well-researched and documented drop in interest and confidence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) that girls tend to experience in their middle school years, the Plum Borough School…

Teacher's Toolkit: Using the Five Practices to Facilitate a Meaningful Discussion on Plate Tectonics in a Middle School Classroom

Journal Article | January 2019

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This issue explains how you can encourage abstract reasoning and scientific thinking through a Five Practices Discussion.

Personalized Vocabulary Learning in the Middle School Classroom

Journal Article | March 2016

Master new science vocabulary through rephrasing, summarizing, and replacing terms with symbols.

Connecting Middle School, Oceanography, and the Real World

Journal Article | October 2000

The Sierra Oceanic Institute curriculum is an excellent way to channel students’ energy into completing tasks and learning about the ocean. Students are employees of this fictitious organization that places ownership of…

Get a Grip! A Middle School Engineering Challenge

Journal Article | October 2006

Investigating the field of engineering offers the opportunity for interdisciplinary, hands-on, inquiry-based units that integrate real-world applications; yet, many K-12 students are not exposed to engineering until…